Erik Corley
@erikcorley.bsky.social
Math and physics teacher at Jewish and Catholic schools. Ordained United Methodist minister. Trivia afficionado. All around Smartass.
November 11: flag tie
November 11, 2025 at 6:44 PM
November 11: flag tie
Only 3% of the treason. Remember, all Republican senators are traitors.
November 11, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Only 3% of the treason. Remember, all Republican senators are traitors.
"Gullable." Even the dictionary has it spelled wrong.
November 11, 2025 at 2:57 AM
"Gullable." Even the dictionary has it spelled wrong.
November 11: multi colored tie
November 10, 2025 at 2:54 PM
November 11: multi colored tie
You have some time to get yourself ready.
November 9, 2025 at 11:32 PM
You have some time to get yourself ready.
I know I'm not sufficiently grateful for the gift of having one foot in a Jewish community. It saddens me that so many people don't have that kind of community at all.
November 9, 2025 at 3:15 AM
I know I'm not sufficiently grateful for the gift of having one foot in a Jewish community. It saddens me that so many people don't have that kind of community at all.
1. The entire secular community should do a better job of funding the costs of public education.
2. At least in St. Louis, Jewish communities do a much better job of funding Jewish schools than Catholic communities do at funding Catholic schools.
2. At least in St. Louis, Jewish communities do a much better job of funding Jewish schools than Catholic communities do at funding Catholic schools.
November 9, 2025 at 3:04 AM
1. The entire secular community should do a better job of funding the costs of public education.
2. At least in St. Louis, Jewish communities do a much better job of funding Jewish schools than Catholic communities do at funding Catholic schools.
2. At least in St. Louis, Jewish communities do a much better job of funding Jewish schools than Catholic communities do at funding Catholic schools.
As a corollary, every yeshiva library should have a copy of Milhamoth Adonai by Levi ben Gershom, so that when a student complains, "who came up with the Law of Sines?", the teacher can go to the library and point the student to exactly who came up with it.
November 9, 2025 at 2:59 AM
As a corollary, every yeshiva library should have a copy of Milhamoth Adonai by Levi ben Gershom, so that when a student complains, "who came up with the Law of Sines?", the teacher can go to the library and point the student to exactly who came up with it.
Yes, especially this quote?
Consequently he who wishes to attain to human perfection,
must therefore first study Logic, next the various branches of Mathematics in their proper order, then Physics, and lastly Metaphysics.
Consequently he who wishes to attain to human perfection,
must therefore first study Logic, next the various branches of Mathematics in their proper order, then Physics, and lastly Metaphysics.
November 9, 2025 at 2:55 AM
Yes, especially this quote?
Consequently he who wishes to attain to human perfection,
must therefore first study Logic, next the various branches of Mathematics in their proper order, then Physics, and lastly Metaphysics.
Consequently he who wishes to attain to human perfection,
must therefore first study Logic, next the various branches of Mathematics in their proper order, then Physics, and lastly Metaphysics.
Also, as annoying as the gluten-free movement has been, it has led to chametz-free dessert that's actually edible.
November 9, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Also, as annoying as the gluten-free movement has been, it has led to chametz-free dessert that's actually edible.
Only one in 15 years have I read from the Christian Bible in class. It was that day. I called the Rabbi/menahel, pointed to the student and to the Bible tab on my computer. He smiled and nodded. So, I read Matthew 21:12 in a loud voice and tipped over the table.
November 9, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Only one in 15 years have I read from the Christian Bible in class. It was that day. I called the Rabbi/menahel, pointed to the student and to the Bible tab on my computer. He smiled and nodded. So, I read Matthew 21:12 in a loud voice and tipped over the table.
Then, he started putting piles of coins into a bag and took out bills to replace the piles of coins. He was, literally, changing money in the temple, during my calculus class.
November 9, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Then, he started putting piles of coins into a bag and took out bills to replace the piles of coins. He was, literally, changing money in the temple, during my calculus class.
I'm a Christian clergy who teaches math at a yeshiva. By 630pm, when secular classes finish, many boys struggle with their self-control. One day, a student, who was not taking calculus then, came into my calculus class, sat down at a table and started sorting coins.
November 9, 2025 at 12:10 AM
I'm a Christian clergy who teaches math at a yeshiva. By 630pm, when secular classes finish, many boys struggle with their self-control. One day, a student, who was not taking calculus then, came into my calculus class, sat down at a table and started sorting coins.
Don't'nod worryrrow. There's'ereht noton oneno.
November 8, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Don't'nod worryrrow. There's'ereht noton oneno.
The Letter People, though. They are definitely too literal.
November 8, 2025 at 7:24 PM
The Letter People, though. They are definitely too literal.
Biden swears like a sailor, but so did Nixon.
Like many things, swearing is good when it punches up but crude when it punches down.
When James Fell talks about fucking Nazis, it feels right.
When JD says it, he sounds like a jackass.
Like many things, swearing is good when it punches up but crude when it punches down.
When James Fell talks about fucking Nazis, it feels right.
When JD says it, he sounds like a jackass.
November 8, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Biden swears like a sailor, but so did Nixon.
Like many things, swearing is good when it punches up but crude when it punches down.
When James Fell talks about fucking Nazis, it feels right.
When JD says it, he sounds like a jackass.
Like many things, swearing is good when it punches up but crude when it punches down.
When James Fell talks about fucking Nazis, it feels right.
When JD says it, he sounds like a jackass.
When my 14M was 7, he had to write down an area where he thought he should improve his behavior. He wrote, "be funny only at recess."
November 8, 2025 at 4:37 AM
When my 14M was 7, he had to write down an area where he thought he should improve his behavior. He wrote, "be funny only at recess."
Not yet, but it's in the draft for the DSM-VI, right alongside "joining Bluesky via an invite."
November 8, 2025 at 4:29 AM
Not yet, but it's in the draft for the DSM-VI, right alongside "joining Bluesky via an invite."
I used to really love Hy-Vee, but the last time I went, there was no helpful smile in aisle 7, so I'm boycotting.
November 8, 2025 at 12:28 AM
I used to really love Hy-Vee, but the last time I went, there was no helpful smile in aisle 7, so I'm boycotting.
I don't know about that, but Gregory Lairmore has been named Lord Douchebag.
November 7, 2025 at 4:38 AM
I don't know about that, but Gregory Lairmore has been named Lord Douchebag.
When you fold over the omelet with the good stuff inside, that's also a sandwich.
November 7, 2025 at 4:35 AM
When you fold over the omelet with the good stuff inside, that's also a sandwich.
And if you used your Hermione Granger mold to make chocolate candy, then painted a bikini on her, that would be extra sand witch.
November 7, 2025 at 4:30 AM
And if you used your Hermione Granger mold to make chocolate candy, then painted a bikini on her, that would be extra sand witch.
But if you had put the candy in between the halves of the donut, you'd be at 100% sandwich.
November 7, 2025 at 4:29 AM
But if you had put the candy in between the halves of the donut, you'd be at 100% sandwich.
You should have cut the donut in half and put bacon or something inside.
November 7, 2025 at 4:23 AM
You should have cut the donut in half and put bacon or something inside.
I tapered over the course of about 3 weeks. Everything was fine until about two days after my last dose. I was desperate for anything to help. If I hadn't found the benadryl, I don't know what I would have done.
November 7, 2025 at 4:21 AM
I tapered over the course of about 3 weeks. Everything was fine until about two days after my last dose. I was desperate for anything to help. If I hadn't found the benadryl, I don't know what I would have done.